On October 8, 1774, the Continental Congress in Philadelphia:

Resolved, That this Congress approve of the opposition by the Inhabitants of the Massachusetts-bay, to the execution of the late acts of Parliament; and if the same shall be attempted to be carried into execution by force, in such case, all America ought to support them in their opposition.

Two delegates argued vehemently against the resolution as too radical and asked to have their objections recorded with the resolution. One of those delegates, Joseph Galloway of Pennsylvania, would abandon the Patriots to become a Loyalist and eventually flee to England at the end of the War never to return. The other dissenting delegate, James Duane of New York, remained opposed to Independence until the Declaration was adopted, but served patriotically in Congress until the end of the War, when he was elected Mayor of New York, and then appointed as a federal Judge by President Washington.

Source: https://americanfounding.org/entries/act-i-saturday-october-8-1774/